i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)
It's a nice little movie, I love this poem.
Difficult family relationships... it was all already somewhere.
I have to admit something - in the first half hour of this film I had it slotted into a nice little package in my mind. For all the world it looked like films that I had seen and forgotten before. Look, there's Toni Collette put into the plain sidekick role that is usually reserved for the likes of Jeneane Garafalo. And there's Cameron Diaz playing the ditzy blonde role that is usually reserved for ... well, Cameron Diaz.
Not long after Shirley MacLaine's character was introduced I began to realize how wrong I had been in my prejudice. One of the wonderful parts of her character (and how she played it) is that she did not come in and dominate the movie. Her character had flaws and had made mistakes just as the other characters had done. The film gained an amazing texture as the story played out and there were so many interesting levels on which this film could be viewed and interpreted. I think what I enjoyed the most is that while it was a dramedy there was an emotional underbelly to the film that really snuck up on me. By the end of the film I felt emotionally exhausted (and blissful) even though there were not any specific moments where the film hit you over the head to provoke emotions. Needless to say I loved it.
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Damn, how i admire Cameron Diaz, specially in this movie that is just one of her several best roles on my top... an old crush joy that still charms me every single time!
Fuck you all nay-sayers... watch me now raising it from 7/10 to a proud 8/10 in such an ease... bye!!!
Shout by Mukhar BajpaiBlockedParent2019-11-17T18:42:10Z
A little boring in between. It had its moments here and there. Not so good.. Not so bad.